These five works of fiction by women authors are set against the backdrop of the Independence and Partition of India, and inspire us with their strong, resilient characters who survive turbulent times.
By Chanda Bisht
The month of August always brings up mixed memories for those in the Subcontinent. While India celebrates its 78th
The book ‘Making the Woman’ analyses emotions, attitudes, cultural practices, rituals, social norms, entertainment, and alternative sexualities in early modern India
Comprising four illustrative parts, this anthology analyses emotions, attitudes, cultural practices, rituals, social norms, entertainment, and alternative
With worn out eyes she sits in the balcony,
Trembling with pain she groans.
Staring towards the horizon far away,
She yearns for her long lost days.
Tasneem Hossain, a renowned multi-lingual poet from Bangladesh, shares her poetry
Tasneem Hossain, majoring in English Language and Literature is a multi-lingual poet from
My heart rather wants to stay very simple, even not to know what fancy and emotions are.
Imdadul Islam, an eminent English and Bengali bilingual poet from Murshidabad, West Bengal, India shares his poetry
Imdadul Islam, born on September 6, 1975 is a contemporary Indian English and Bengali bilingual poet and author who lives in the
You’re on the other side and I am here
A forbidden river flows between us
Azizul Hakim, an eminent poet from West Bengal, India shares his poem
Azizul Hakim was born on 21st January 1972 in a remote village Lakshmi Narayanpur – Kolan of Murshidabad district in West Bengal, India. He fell in love with poetry while he
